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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Leith, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Leith and the surrounding area.

  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Leith:
    • 39.455353, -81.150390
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Leith
  • Bird Watching ...
    • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
    • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Leith is near Pleasants County and also Tyler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Pleasants County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler County
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Leith

Communities Also Named Leith ...

We found five communities that are also named Leith.

Within Ohio, the name Leith is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Walker County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Leith [Walker County].
    • Nevada
      • Lincoln County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Lincoln County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Leith.
    • North Dakota
      • Grant County
      • This Leith is located in Grant County and lies 1,136 miles [1,828.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Leith that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Leith.
    • Ontario
      • This Leith lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<3> to the north of the Leith that is located in Washington County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This Leith is located in Fayette County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Leith that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Leith.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Leith ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Archers Fork
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Archers Fork is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archers Fork
  • Beavertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Beavertown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
  • Bens Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bens Run is located in Tyler County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bens Run
  • Grape Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Grape Island is located in Pleasants County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Island
  • Long Reach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Long Reach is located in Tyler County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Reach
  • Murphy
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Murphy is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Point Lookout
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Point Lookout is located in Pleasants County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Lookout
  • Raven Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Raven Rock is located in Pleasants County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven Rock
  • Spring Run
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Spring Run is located in Pleasants County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Run
  • Sugar Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sugar Valley is located in Pleasants County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
  • Union Mills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Union Mills is located in Pleasants County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills

How Far From Leith to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Leith to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Leith and extending to:

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Leith to Marietta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 223 miles [358.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,044 miles [9,726.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,636 miles [7,460.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Leith could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Leith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Leith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Leith to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Leith. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4554, Longitude: -81.1504       In this case, the coordinates for Leith have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.338 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.309 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.287 degrees.